Aldridge Announces Results of Annual Shareholders Meeting

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aldridge Minerals Inc. (TSX-V: AGM) (“Aldridge” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the results of its 2016 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”), held on June 28th in Toronto, Ontario. Shareholders holding a total of 66,025,724 common shares of the Company attended the Meeting in person or were represented by proxy, representing 61.73% of the 106,955,881common shares of the Company outstanding as of the record date.

Election of DirectorsThe following nine persons were elected as directors of the Company until the next annual shareholders meeting of the Company, with the voting results shown below:

Director

Votes For

% For

Votes Withheld

% Withheld

Baran Umut Baycan

65,363,818

99.80%

129,080

0.20%

Daniella Dimitrov

65,402,898

99.86%

90,000

0.14%

Ed Guimaraes

65,402,898

99.86%

90,000

0.14%

Barry Hildred

65,402,898

99.86%

90,000

0.14%

Douglas Silver

65,402,898

99.86%

90,000

0.14%

Ahmet Taçyildiz

65,270,891

99.66%

222,007

0.34%

Hande Taçyildiz

64,988,541

99.23%

504,357

0.77%

Hüseyin Talha Özkul

65,402,898

99.86%

90,000

0.14%

Michael Widmer

65,402,898

99.86%

90,000

0.14%

Re-Appointment of AuditorPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chartered Accountants, has been re-appointed as auditor of the Company for the ensuing year and the board of directors of the Company has been authorized to fix their remuneration.

Stock Option PlanThe amended and restated stock option plan of the Company was re-approved, subject to the review and acceptance of the TSX Venture Exchange.

About AldridgeAldridge is a development stage mining company focused on its wholly owned Yenipazar polymetallic Massive Sulfide Project (Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc) in Turkey, a country that is committed to developing its natural resources. Aldridge completed the Yenipazar Optimization Study and filed the related technical report in May 2014, which updated the original May 2013 Feasibility Study. The Company is currently advancing the Yenipazar Project on key aspects including land acquisition, project financing and engineering.

Caution Regarding Forward-Looking InformationThis news release may include certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Canadian securities laws, including, but not limited to, the ability to accomplish remaining milestones, completing the Yenipazar land acquisition, refinancing the Company’s existing loan, securing project financing, advancing the Yenipazar Project to production, economic performance and the future plans and objectives of the Company.

Forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results, performance, prospects and opportunities to differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties and factors including meeting conditions for advances under the existing loan and the other factors discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the year ended December 31, 2015 and in other continuous disclosure filings made by the Company with Canadian securities regulatory authorities and available at www.sedar.com. Any number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements as well as future results.

Forward-looking information is based on a number of factors and assumptions which have been used to develop such information but which may prove to be incorrect, including, but not limited to, assumptions in connection with the continuance of Aldridge and its subsidiaries as a going concern, general economic and market conditions, mineral prices, the accuracy of mineral resource estimates. Although Aldridge believes that the assumptions and factors used in making the forward-looking statements are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on these statements, which only apply as of the date of this news release, and no assurance can be given that such events will occur in the disclosed time frames or at all. Aldridge disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise unless required by law.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.